The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1887-06-11
Items of Ina Eaterest.

Terrebonne Advocate: The editors OF Re-
form papers in this State should study law be
fore yenturing to criticise the legality of the
Governors acts.
Mrs Jenness Miller, the dress reforner of
Washington, delivered an address before the
students of Vassnr College the other day, and
Ilfe girls agreed to wear b costume without
corsets, to be designed by Mrs. Miller.
THE peupIe of Louisiana recognize in Gov
McEnery," says the Richland Beacon, =" a
gentleman of sterling ability, capable of dis
charging the duties of his Office, and they are
going to keep him there"
New York World Dem. 1t does hot seem
to occur to some people that the object OF the
interstate commerce act was to secure fair
play to all shippers and equal rights to all the
people-not to pump dividends.ont OF watered
stock and continue artificial props to toppling
enterprises.
Capitolian Advocate: We are informed by
Mr. James Potts, who has been out to West
Melville that new and profitable industry
has sprung up at that place. Enterprsng
citizens clean and ship daily, in ice boxes. to
various parts of Texas from 1900 to 1870
pounds Of fresh catfish
Terrebonne Advocate In 1882 some Demo
Gratis of this parish tried to reform the Demo
cracy of our people, but failing in their pa
triotic endeavers, they supported Blaine in
1884 and became full hedged Republicans, and
one of their leaders celebrated the event by
accepting high federal position shortly af-
terwards. That was Reform in 1884.
What will it be in 1882
Poiute Coupee Banner: "By the calcula-
tions of u gentleman here, who has long been
familiar with the assessment OF this parish,
and who is regarded as one OF the best calcu-
lators in the parish, it is estimated that the
building of Morganza levee will render cult.
vable nearly 10000 acres of land in this par
ot, IL safr fon hn II RIrf0
been annually covered by the food waters of
the Mississippi"
The meeting of the Louisiana Press Asso.
citation, on the l4th instant, at Lake Charles,
will be the largest gathering of Louisiana
newspaper people ever held. Seventy nine
persons have notified the president OF the as
sociation that they will attend, and forty
three papers will surely be represented,
| which, with the two Lake Charles papers will
make IL total of forty five A number of other
papers which cannot send representatives
will doubtless send proxies to the members
in attendance.
Selma (Ala.} Times: Every growing and
ambitious city is composed of three elements,
viz: Those who work periodically, vigorous
ly and intelligently for it's advancement !;
those who are in u state of apathy or indiffer:
enca, and those who take curious delight in
discourage the efforts of others by ridicule,
i by a persistent denial that any progress can
OF has been accomplished, and by boasting OF
every other city except their own. The last
class are called "croakers, but they are real
ly sumer hing worse. for thier opposition does
/ not arise simply from ,lespoudency but from
that unenyiabie spirit which will neither act
itself nor suffer others to act
Brandon Republican: No paper can be pub
: lished without home patronage, and every
man in the community is interested IN keep
lug up a paper. Ii railroad or factory is
| wanted the newspapers are expected to work
i for it. If public meeting is wanted for any
| purpose. the newspaper is called ON LOT Tree
notice. If the churches or charitable socie-
| ties have supper or entertainment OF any
kind, the newspaper is expected to give all
the necessary notices and then puff it after it
is over. The newspapers must puff mp the
+; schools and do everything else to advance the
! interests of the business men OF the place, and
J then give them u handsome notice when they
| 20 10 heaven. and yet they do nothing to keep
/ up the paper.
The Pointe Coupee Banner having been
| cassc,l by a contemporary rs McEnery pa
per- states that it has never yet declared itf
/ preference for the Governorship, but it-adds
AS between Gen. Nichols and Gov. McEn'
cry we cannot hesitate moment IN making
our choice, and our decided preference is for
s. d. McEnery. Even were We to leave al
party considerations aside, we have the best
| of reus sous for this preference, aud that is the
material prosperity of the State. Both o.
! these men have been tried as Governor, and
the result has been that under Nichols thu
State has languished, while under MeEnery il
has taken the high road to prosperity. Th'
Louisiana of to-day is as different from tht
| Louisiana OF eight years ago as day is tr"n
night. We have no desire to criticize Gen
Nichnlis, but his over Jealous boomers, smcl
as the Shreveport Times, ars taking just th'
course calculated TO build up the stronges
kind of opposition to him. We are satisfies
that he can justly exclaim: "Save me frou
nv friends ..'-